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R&M customer magazine, Connectivity, Cabling, Fiber Optica, Copper
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News<br />
The FM45 is Fit<br />
for 4PPoE<br />
030.5930<br />
Strong and versatile like a Swiss multitool. That is how installers rate R&M’s FM45.<br />
The field-mountable RJ45 connector is suitable for virtually every area of application.<br />
And now it is proving that it can master even the toughest Power over Ethernet.<br />
R&M has subjected the field-mountable RJ45<br />
connector FM45 to a further endurance<br />
test. It had to prove that it was suitable for<br />
transmitting high electrical power on all four<br />
twisted pairs. The result: The FM45 passed<br />
the test with flying colors and has been<br />
awarded the PowerSafe quality seal. With<br />
this quality label, R&M guarantees that a<br />
particular cabling product is suitable for PoE<br />
applications.<br />
The new four-pair Power over Ethernet<br />
(4PPoE) takes twisted-pair copper cabling<br />
to its technical limits. When using 4PPoE,<br />
the local data network will in future supply<br />
end devices with up to 90 Watts of electrical<br />
power. Cables and cable bundles can heat up<br />
because of this and lose their good performance.<br />
Contact resistance can increase in the<br />
case of poor-quality contacts in the wiring.<br />
The insulation displacement contact (IDC)<br />
technology also used in the FM45 by R&M<br />
excludes such risks. R&M recommends the<br />
IDC connection as the one and only basis for<br />
using Power over Ethernet with high currents<br />
in continuous operation.<br />
Incidentally, the FM45 was already PoE-capable<br />
when it was launched more than<br />
ten years ago. The tin-coated R&M IDCs<br />
guarantee gas-tight, vibration-resistant and<br />
corrosion-protected wiring with tensile<br />
strength and long-term stability. They are<br />
perfect for PoE applications.<br />
030.5870<br />
All FM45 models from Cat. 5e to Cat. 6 A<br />
now<br />
feature the combined A/B wiring possibility.<br />
The range is thus being condensed. It covers<br />
both shielded and unshielded versions. Apart<br />
from that, R&M makes it possible to use the<br />
FM45 outdoors and in industry.<br />
030.5875<br />
The FM45 family continues to grow. R&M is<br />
now launching a version of the unshielded,<br />
angled Cat. 6 A<br />
connector. It has the same<br />
housing as the tried and tested Cat. 5e<br />
connector. The new, unshielded and angled<br />
FM45 Cat. 6 A<br />
is suitable for simpler network<br />
installations and direct connections.<br />
090.7783<br />
Roger J. Karrer | Product Manager<br />
rogerj.karrer@rdm.com<br />
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